NEW YORK — Brandi Glanville caught the public eye when her divorce from actor Eddie Cibrian
became tabloid fodder, but she has since held interest with her role on
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Glanville joined the Bravo show as a recurring member in the second season. (The reality show is
now in season four.)

Audiences responded to her no-nonsense attitude and lack of filter, and she was rewarded with
full-time status.

Her best-selling memoir
, Drinking & Tweeting: and Other Brandi Blunders, published this year, tells of the
breakup of her marriage and the ups and downs of divorce. (After the split, Cibrian — who appeared
on the TV series
CSI: Miami and
Third Watch — married country singer LeAnn Rimes.)

A follow-up book is scheduled for early 2014.

In a recent interview, Glanville, 41, talked about her life.

Q: Why do you think you resonate with fans?

A: There’s a lot of women out there who have gone through heartbreak and cheating
and divorce, and I really think that’s who is kind of holding me up and got my back and saying: “
Listen, she’s allowed to mess up. We’ve been there.”

Also, even if I had a ton of money, I don’t think I would ever live the way that some of these
people live (on
The Real Housewives). It’s unnecessary. I have kids, and I want nice things, don’t get me
wrong. But I think there’s a point where you don’t need to spend $6,000 on a vase. It’s like “What
are you doing?”

Q: Whom would you want to play you in a movie?

A: I love Katherine Heigl. I think she’s adorable; I think she’s funny. I loved
her in
Knocked Up. She has brown eyes and blond hair like me. And she’s a little younger and
hotter than me, and I feel like you want younger and hotter if you get to pick.

Q: The paparazzi seem to follow you all the time, even to your sons’ soccer matches. What
do you think about the situation?

A: Every weekend, they’re there. What do they think we’re going to do? I mean,
grandparents are there. We’re there with kids. We’re not going to fight. I don’t know what picture
they’re hoping to get, because I feel bad for the other parents. The other parents get annoyed, and
I understand it, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

Q: Did the paparazzi follow you when you were married to Cibrian?

A: No. We lived in the (San Fernando) Valley, but nobody really knew who Eddie was
except that he was an actor on television. We lived a really normal life.

Q: Do you think your relationship with your ex-husband and Rimes will ever become
civil?

A: I honestly hope so, you know. I don’t have issues with them anymore.